The Perfect Figure

with Katherine Smith

Photography by Bruce Colero – @brucecolero

MUA Kyle Mckellar – @kylemakeupmckellar

Shoot assistant Daniele Hawkins – @danyellehawkins

Describe yourself in three words.

Ambitious, generous, and playful.

Were you excited to shoot for Playboy?

Of course! I think everybody has heard of Playboy. To be on the pages of an iconic magazine is a dream.

What was it like starting out as a model?

I actually started in at age 18 in London, England. My first casting was terrifying and I couldn’t walk in my heels. I was so nervous and excited at the same time. I was visibly shaking. But I did get the job.

What would you consider to be your biggest challenge as a model so far?

Not comparing myself to others. I think a lot of women feel pressured to look a certain way. Sometimes society makes it hard to feel enough in your own skin.

Describe your perfect day off when you are not modelling?

I would enjoy a spa day with a girlfriend. After that we would go out for dinner… oysters and wine. To conclude the night, I would watch Netflix and cuddle with my dog.

Do you feel more like a city person or a country person?

I live in Toronto Canada so I’d say I’m a city person. However, Canada does face extreme weather conditions, which means that living rurally has a lot of challenges. You have to plough snow from your drive, put grit and salt on the walkways. I definitely don’t want to dig snow. As long as I live in Toronto, Condo life is the only option for me, however if I lived somewhere warmer, I would choose to live closer to nature.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

I love where I live now. I love Canada and Toronto. I’d like to spend more time in Europe. There are so many beautiful cities that I haven’t seen yet. I spent some time in China and really enjoyed that. I think I could live in Beijing. It was such an interesting place.

Do you have a secret talent?

I can roll my tongue and flip my eyelids. It’s really gross. Don’t ask me to demonstrate.

A guilty pleasure?

Stranger things. I binged an entire season over like 2 days. It may have even been one day.